HR 1661 United States House · 117th Congress

Girls LEAD Act

Summary
Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2021 or the Girls LEAD Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance. The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs toward achieving the goals in this bill.
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Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 8, 2021 Last action Mar 8, 2021
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Mar 8, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Mar 8, 2021
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1 primary · 72 co-sponsors

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Photo of David J. Trone
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
MD
6
Co
Photo of Abigail Davis Spanberger
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
VA
7
Co
Photo of Albio Sires
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
NJ
8
Co
Photo of Andy Kim
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
NJ
n/a
Co
Photo of Andy Levin
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
MI
9
Co
Photo of Ann Kirkpatrick
Ann Kirkpatrick
DDemocratic
AZ
2
Co
Photo of Anthony G. Brown
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
MD
4
Co
Photo of Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
MA
7
Co
Photo of Bill Foster
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
IL
11
Co
Photo of Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
CA
32
Co
Photo of Bradley Scott Schneider
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
IL
10